World War II Honoree
Killed in World War II
Betty Taylor Wood
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
New Berlin, Illinois
Honored By
Ralph Bozorth
CLASS: 43-W-4. BEGAN HER TRAINING TO BECOME A WASP (WOMEN AIRFORCE SERVICE PILOTS) AT AVENGER FIELD IN SWEETWATER, TEXAS ON FEBRUARY 14, 1943 AND GRADUATED AT AVENGER ON AUGUST 7, 1943. SHE WAS ASSIGNED TO CAMP DAVIS ARMY AIR FIELD AT CAMP DAVIS, NORTH CAROLINA, AN ANTI-AIRCRAFT ARTILLERY SCHOOL. SHE WAS KILLED IN THE CRASH LANDING OF AN A-24 ATTACK BOMBER ON SEPTEMBER 23, 1943.